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i have a bantom (pekin) black. I've got her on layers pellets. Also gave some artificial lighting as well. 2 weeks later and still no eggs yet. She's 5 months old. Do I need to make a nest in the near box for her or do they just drop there eggs anywhere? Or do they build there own nests?

i got a female pekin had her a couple of weeks she's 5 months old but this morning she made a sort of crow noise like a seagul... Why???? She is female

im new to chickens. Do I need to build her a nest in the nest box? Are layers pellets God enough for her to lay? Will a lightbulb work for artificial lighting? Do they need warmth??

what lighting do I need for quails to lay eggs in winter? I've got a normal light bulb 45w on ATM 14 hours a day is that ok??? And what about bantoms? What do they need to lay as well

i have recently Bought a black bantom. How do I get her to lay? She's at the age but I'm unsure what she needs? Example, light or warmth? I know quails need 14 hour light but do chickens?? Do they need both or just one of them. Plus I've got her on layers pellets

ok so I have a coop with a run outside. They never go in ththe coop because it's got a ladder and quails don't like ladders. Apart fr that they mainly stay in the run with wood shavings and lots of hay. I've put them on a higher protein and gave them some grit. The only thing left now is...

if I glue Peaces of laminate flooring together and attach them to the base of my coop will that work?

Ok I'm trying to get my 6 week old coturnix quails to lay. I have them in a shed with a light bulb in a lamp (bright) is this going to work? As a normal house bulb it has that tint of yellow to it. Is this going to work? Ive heard people use Christmas lights and that works so surely this should work

I have coturnix quails. Now do they need 14 hour SUNlight to lay eggs? Or just light? For example a cloudy day sort of light??

I've got the couple of day old quails on chick crumb so what shall I feed my older quails on?

my quail is 4 weeks old now. I want her to lay eggs in the winter. I have a big shed, but what do I need for her to lay eggs?

i Need to sell some poultry and can't seem to find anything on this backyard chicken buy and sell.

Last night out of my 17 eggs of coturnix quails 1 had a pip. It was very exiting. Today is day 17. Woke up this morning to loads of pips. The first one still the same but he's still moving. How long now until hatch???

I have built my coop all up and running which came from ebay flat packed. Only one default though. The wooden ramp ladder going to the top layer of the coop from the run does not reach the hole. From the top of the ladder the hole is about 6cm up. Do quails have the brain to fly into the square...

Hello everyone. I need a quail coop and I can't afford to buy the prices of them these days. You pay like £90.00 pounds in some tiny little pen. Can someone tell me how to build one that's cheap and the price how much it would be to make. Even some plans if you can.

Hello this is my second batch of eggs for quails I'm trying to hatch. What's the earliest you can see anything inside the egg with a torch? It's day 3 and Alls I can see is orange and some shine blue and some shine clear white inside. Shouldn't there be vains by now or something? I remember last...

Hello everyone I have recently hatched some quails and have 3 out of 12 due to some that dropped throughout incubation on the floor with butter fingers and others not making it because I was all new to the process. Apart from that I have 3 healthy week old quail chicks. I have now also got some...

Ok my eggs went in the incubator tonight 21:42pm 30 September. So when is hatching day due? Coturnix quails. I know it's 18 days but when is the 18th day? As u have to wait for one full day for first day bla bla bla it's confusing. Can someone explain when is the day it's due to hatch and my...

Ok so last time I did this it was a poor hatch due to my first time and temp was off so was humidity. It's a fan incubator but a cheap one so I've got to treat it like a still air incubator. What temperature shall I have it for quail eggs? And what humidity? Please help

Hello I recently hatched quails first time and it was a poor hatch. This time I'm going to try again and achieve it better. Just a quick question, I have a jonoel-10 incubator. It has 2 troughs for war. 1 little one then a bigger 1 around it. Why's this?